Now，people use satellites（衛(wèi)星）to do many things．So far，man has invented four kinds of satellites．  1    of them is used to study the weather．Weather satellites can   2   any part of the world．They can watch clouds and strong winds moving across the earth and  3  many pictures of atmosphere（大氣層） 4    the same time．The pictures    5    the weather stations by these satellites．Scientists can know   6   the weather will change by studying them，and then tell people in time．Weather plays an   7    part in people's everyday life．

Today，many weather stations in the world can receive satellite pictures．After receiving them，the scientists compare（比較）them with  8    ones．Perhaps they may find that the clouds    9    during the last few hours．This may mean that weather on the ground may  __10_  change soon．In their next forecast（預測），the scientists can   11  this．So satellite pictures are   12    to scientists．

__13   satellites were invented，the scientists could forecast the weather for about twenty-four or forty-eight   14  ．Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days．Thanks   15  weather satellites，people can know more about the weather．

1．A．Every one                             B．Each                                     C．One

2．A．reach                                  B．arrive                                 C．get

3．A．taking                               B．take                                   C．takes

4．A．of                                       B．in                                      C．at

5．A．were sent to                      B．are sent to                             C．send to

6．A．how                                    B．what                                  C．which

7．A．useful                               B．important                           C．useless

8．A．early                                   B．earlier                                 C．earliest

9．A．changed                              B．change                               C．have changed

10．A．also                                   B．too                                    C．either

11．A．talk                                   B．speak                                 C．say

12．A．helpful                               B．help                                   C．helping

13．A．After                                 B．Before                               C．When

14．A．weeks                               B．days                                  C．hours

15．A．to                                      B．for                                    C．at

（A）Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given．Each choice should be used only once．

1．Have a good holiday l

2．My pen doesn't work．Can I borrow yours?

3．Hello! May I speak to Jim?

4．What's your hobby?

5．Chinese climbers who carried the Olympic flame（奧運圣火）scaled to Mount Qomolangma successfully．

（B）Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences．

（Li Lei and Zhang Hai are talking on the phone．）

L--Li Lei．Z--Zhang Hai

L：Hello，Zhang Hai! I haven't heard from you for a long time．（6）        ?

Z：I'm preparing（準備）for the final exams．

L：Good luck to you! Summer holiday is coming．（7）        ?

Z：First，I'll have a good rest，and then I will go to Belling to watch the Olympic Games．

L：（8）        ．

Z：Wonderful! Our plans are almost the same．

L：Are you going to visit some places of interest?

Z：（9）        ，I want to visit the Great Wall．

L：Let's meet in Beijing．We may do something useful to support the Olympics together．

Z：Sounds great．

L：See you then．

Z：（10）        ．

Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage．

1．Years ago，if a person had some problems or wanted to write something down，he／she might keep a diary．But now，more and more people go onto the Internet，and write something in a blog（博客）．

2．In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same．Both diaries and blogs can tell what happened to the writer．

3．A blog is a public way of writing．Anyone can read what you write in it．So you'd better be careful of your writing．However，a diary is just opposite．It is personal，your secrets can be kept well．

4．On the Internet, I sometimes read some people's blogs．They often write about studying，working，travelling，spots and so on．From their blogs，I can find some of their thoughts，feelings，etc．

5．If a person isn't afraid to let others know something about himself／herself．A blog is a very good way to record（記錄）everyday life．

Peter and I live in the same building．His room is on the tenth floor，but mine is on the ninth floor．He is kind but careless，and sometimes gets into trouble．

Last Friday afternoon，the young man went to a wild island to spend his holiday with his friends．They swam in the river，went fishing，played the guitar．They had a good time．Three days later，they decided to come back to the bank．Unfortunately，their boat hit a rock and soon went down．They were all in danger．With a villager's help，all of them were out of danger．They didn't come back until midnight．The young man was too hungry and quite tired．So he wished to get home as soon as possible．But the lift didn't work．He had to walk upstairs．He stopped by my door and took out a key．Of course，he could not open the door．He tried it again and again，but failed．He became angry and shouted，“I’ll cut you down with a knife!”

The noise woke me up and I opened the door．I understood at once what was happening and said，“You are trying to open a wrong door，Peter．”

“Sorry，I can’t agree with you，Mike!” he shouted，“It’s my room．You have entered it by mistake!”

Judge the following sentences true（T）or false（F）．

1．Peter and his friends enjoyed themselves on the island．

2．The young men went back to the bank by themselves．

3．The lift took Peter to the tenth floor．

4．Mike opened the door to see what happened outside．

5．Peter was so careless that he opened the wrong door．

Do you often feel a little sleepy after lunch? Well，that's normal．Your body naturally slows down．What should you do about it? Don't drink coffee，take a nap（打盹），instead．

There are many advantages of a daily nap．First of all，you can remember things better and make fewer mistakes．Also，you can learn things more easily after taking a nap．A 20-minute nap can reduce（減少）your pressure（壓力）．Finally，a nap can make you cheerful．

But there are some simple rules that you should follow about taking a nap．You should take a nap at noon，about eight hours after you wake up．In general，a 20-minute nap is the best．If you sleep longer，you may fall into a deep sleep．After waking up，you'll feel worse．Also，you may set an alarm clock．That way，you can feel fully relaxed during the nap．You don't have to keep looking at the clock so that you don't oversleep（睡過頭）．

Now，the next time you feel sleepy after lunch，don't get stressed．Put your head down，close your eyes and have a short sleep during the daytime．

Fill in the blanks according to the passage．Only one word for each blank．

When you feel a little sleepy after lunch，you should take a nap（1）         of drinking coffee．After twenty（2）        nap，you can remember things better，make fewer mistakes，learn things more easily．It can reduce your pressure and cheer you up．But if you don't（3）                                       _______  the simple rules，you won't feel（4）        ．In order to（5）         yourself during the nap，you should set an alarm clock to wake you up on time．

Each year，many Chinese people go abroad because of all kinds of reasons．They are becoming younger and younger year by year．Even some Chinese parents send their children to foreign countries when they are only in a middle school．They think their children can get a wider view，less academic（學業(yè)）competition or family honor．But life can be hard for young people there．At first，they have to face the culture differences and language problems．However，these are not always the most difficult things to overcome（克服）．To most children，controlling（管理）themselves well is a big challenge when studying alone in a strange country．

Yu Yang，a 15-year-old student from Guangdong Province studies in a high school in Toronto，Canada．To his surprise，his teachers there seldom push students to study hard．And usually there isn't too much homework．Students have lots of free time to do some activities．Some of his friends spend their whole year's money in the first two months of the new term．So they have to ask their parents for some more money．

On the one hand，studying abroad can help students learn foreign languages quickly and open up their eyes，but on the other hand，some children may feel lonely，become bad，lose themselves，etc．Many problems may happen to them．These are different from their original thoughts．So parents should think them over before their children go abroad．

Answer the questions according to the passage．

1．Why do Chinese parents send their children abroad?

2．What do the students have to face in foreign countries at first?

3．Controlling themselves well is a big challenge，isn't it?

4．Do students in Canada have more free time than those in China?

5．What’s the article mainly about?

Spiderman Ⅲ is          exciting movie．

A．a                         B．the                      C．an                         D．／

My father plays sports every day，so he is          in our family．

A．strong                 B．stronger                  C．the strongest          D．too strong

--Mary，could you help me?

--Wait a moment．I         ．

A．read a book                                             B．did my homework

C．was watching TV                                      D．am cooking dinner

--Are you going to Jim's birthday party this Sunday?

--Yes，        ．

A．I'm going to see my grandma this Sunday     B．I'm going there with Tom

C．I have to study for a test                             D．I have no time this Sunday